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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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